Valve for use with barrels



Get. 13, 1925 S. H. GIBSON VALVE Fon Us; WITH BARRELS Filed April 111921 si "e v. lilith s ver e SAMUEL l'rI. GIBSB, Ol CLEVELAND, GHTO,ASSTGNOB, T

FANNER MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OF CLEVELANU, QI-IO, CORPOEATON OF OHIO.

VALVE FR USE V'TTH BARRELS.

Application filed April l1, 1,921.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, SAMUEL ll. Clisson', a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and i; State of Uhio,have invented a certain new and useful improvement in Valves for ilsewith Barrels, of `which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

`he present invention relates to a faucet 'lo or valve constructionwhich is particularly adapted 'to be used in connection with barrels,more particularly metal barrels, the construction being; such that thefaucet may be assembled with respect to the barrel se l as to be on theinside thereof during shipment, but readily removed.v and mounted tot4outside thereof for the disextend on the pensing of the liquid materialwhich is contained in the barrel.

The object of the invention is to provide a faucet of the characterdescribed Which may be made at low cost of manufacture and Willaccommodate itself to the standardized littings with which such barrelsare customarily provided.

Reference should be had to the accom-` panying drawings forming" a partof this specification in which Fig. l is an elevation with portions insection showing the faucet UU applied to a barrel and extending on theoutside thereof; 2 is a sectional elevation showingr the position of thefaucet upon the inside of the barrel; Fig. 3 is an elevation Withportions in section showing` the faucet extending; from the outside ofthe barrel; Fig. l is an elevation with portions in section of a modiiedconstruction.

Steel barrels at the present time commonly assume the shape andconstruction which is indicated in Fig. l, wherein there is provided ahead l with an opening` therein such as indicated at 2 of sufficientsize to permit the filling of the barrel conveniently and expeditiously.This opening` is closed by a metal plug or bung which is indicated at 3.These barrel heads are also provided with a second opening such asindicated at 4 which is adapted to receive the threaded end of a faucetby which the contents of the barrel may be dispensed. It is customary toclose this openingby means of a plug during; shipment and When it isdesired to dispense the contents of the barrel, to remove the plug andinsert in the threaded opening a suitable faucet.

Serial No. 460,263.

The present invention is designed to pro- Vvide a faucet of such sizethat it will go through the relatively small threaded open ing,` il, thebody of the faucet extending Within the barrel and suitably held, duringshipment.) and when the barrel has reached its dest .tion and it isdesired to dispense the contents, the faucet may be removed from thethreaded opening., reverseth and again threaded into the opening', thebody of the faucet extending` outwardly into convenient position toaccommodate receptacles to which the contents of the barrel are to` bedelivered'.

ln the present instance the bodyof the valve is indicated at J"rdjacentone end the body of the valve is provided with an extension 6 of reduceddiameter and the saine is threaded upon its outer surface as indicatedat i'. Upon this reduced portion 6 there is mount-ed an internallythreaded bushingl 8 `Which is also provided With threads upon its outersurface by which it may be mounted in the threaded opening;1 4i of thebarrel'. This bushing has a head 8 which adapted to enpgape against theouter surface of the barrel when the bushing); is in itsl finalposition. There .is also provided a nut 9. which is threaded upon thereduced portion 6 of the faucet body.y the nut 9 acting` as a lock nutto prevent relative rotation of the bushing with respect to the body ofthe faucet.

.The valve body is provided with a central passapfeiva,7 5n and' at theend thereof which is opposite to the reduced portion 6.

the valve body is provided With a recess of enlarged diameter which ispartially threaded as indicated at 5b. The `enlarp'edportion at the endof the faucet body provides a shoulder 5 against which a plug l isadapted to engage. The plug 10 may conveniently be provided With aWasher 10a as is usual in valve construction. A portion of the plue; isthreaded as indicated at 10b and cooperates with a threaded portion b asbefore described. The plug is also provided with an extension C by whichextension the plug l() may be rotated so as to seat or unseat the plug.`While any convenient means may be employed for rotating; the plug; 10it is preferred to construct the proiection 10 with one or more Hatsides which may conveniently be engaged by a Wrench and such a Wrench isshown as comprising a flat member 11 provided with a hole 12a which iscomplimentary to the shape ot the extension 10c so that when mountedthereon the member 11 may be utilized to move the plug 10.

The body 5 is provided with an opening 5d which is an outlet opening,this outlet opening lying beyond the valve seat and when the plug 10 ismoved from the valve seat the interior passageway 5a is in communicationwith the opening 5d.

During shipment ot the barrel the operating handle 11 maj.v be placedwit-hin the body 5 as forming a convenient storage place tor the saine.In order to prevent the handle 11 from dropping out a plug 12 isprovided which is threaded into the end ot the opening in the taucetbody 5.

In Fig. l an alternative construction is shown wherein a single capmember is made to serve not only as a closure for the end oit theopening in the valve body 5, but also to function as a locking nut inplace of the nut 9. The cap member referred to is shown in 1 andindicated at 13 and is thread ed so that it may be mounted upon thethreads 7 at the end of the valve body 5. This cap member when turned toits innermost position engages with the head 8 of the bushing 8 servingas a locking member and also as a closure member for the open end of thevalve body.

In assembling the valve body with respect to a barrel the valve body andbushing S are iirst assembled, the locking nut 9 or locking cap 13 asthe case may be, properly mounted, and then the valve body is insertedthrough the opening d of the barrel, the bushing 8 and the partsassembled therewith being turned until the head 8a of the bushingengages iirmly with the head ot the barrel.

In removing 4the 'faucet so as to dispense the contents of the barrel,the bushing 8 with the parts attached thereto is removed, the lock nut 9or the cap 13 removed, and where the plug 12 is used, ittoo is removed.The valve body is then disassociated from the bushing 8 and the bushingagain threaded up on the extensions 6, but in its reversed position sothat the valve body proper may be said to extend outwardly from the headof the bushing and occupying the position which is indicated in Fig. 3of the drawing. In this position the plug 10 may be operated as requiredto dispense the contents of the barrel.

The whole faucet structure and the paris assocated therewith form aselcontained unit which is adaptable to be mounted within-the barrel forshipment and to be mounted on the exterior ot the barrel for dispensingpurposes.

I-Iaving described my invention, I claim- 1. A barrel having an openingtherein, a bushing removably mounted in said opening, said bushing beingprovided with intei-nal screw threads, a hollow valve body, a valvecooperating with said hollow valve body, said valve body having athreaded end portion adapted to be screwed into the bushing, saidthreaded portion ot the body being ot a length to extend through thebushing and project beyond the end thereof when fully screwed thereinand said valve body being insertible into the bushing from either end otthe bushing, and alock nut aradapted to be screwed on the threaded endof the valve body which projects beyond the end of the bushing, saidlock nut being engageable with the end of the bushing.

2. A barrel having an opening therein, a bushing removably mounted insaid opening, said bushing being provided with a centrai threadedopening, a hollow valve body, a valve (ooj'icra'ing with said hollowvalve body, said valve body having an end por- '.'icn threaded tocooperate with the mpi-ning in the bushing, said threaded portan; o l"the body being oi' a length to project through and beyond the end of thebushing when Jfully screwed therein and said valve body being insertiblein the bushing from either end ot the bushing, and a cap member forclosing the open end ot the valve body, said cap member being adapted tobe threaded on the en'd of the valve body which projects beyond the endot the bushing and engageable with the end ot the bushing whereby itserves as a lock nut.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

SAMUEL H. GIBSON.

